When to take sides off cotbed

[Ladylou83]

Firstly Thanks for reading...

DD is 14months old. She is a confident walker, quite tall for age and a climber. I am wondering if it would be wise to take the side off her cotbed. I have noticed her startting to try and climb on the cot, and I am worried that she is going to come harm in doing so, however she is only just 14 months and worry it may be too soon for her.

If you do think we should take the sides off, could you offer some advice on getting her to stay in the bed. I think she will be up and out of the bed if we take them down, but are fully aware her safety has to come first.

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My DS went into a single bed at 20 months as he is a wriggler andkept waking himself on the cot bars! I found he didn't try and get out for weeks as he saw the bed guard as like the cot bars! Why not try taking the cot side off undoubting a lower bed guard on to minimise the climbing and possibly a gate on her bedroom door to limit wandering?

Sorry that was meant to say "and putting" not undoubting! Stupid predictive type!

Thanks Sowlers, we have a gate on the door (its the only way I get a shower in the morning). Will look at investing in a bed guard then, fingers crossed she takes to a bed well :)

a toddler should be have their cot bed transfered to toddler bed after 18 months of age when they are going to sleep unaided. Always have a bed against a wall with bed guard on open side and small mattress or cushion on floor. If in doubt buy a toddler bed. Remember they are toddlers from 18 months and should not be in a cot after 2 years of age as this stagnates their physcological development

In what way does it stagnate psychological development?

What! Their psychological development my arse! Flippin' heck.

WTF?!!

Really?! Where does your information come from Teachermum? (I'm not having a go, just genuinely intrigued - I want to keep DTs in their cots as long as possible!)

Imo, the first time they successfully climb over the side. Then the sides of the cot become pointless and potentially dangerous.

I wouldn't worry too much about their psychological development in a cot. They are only sleeping there after all.

My dd went into a bed at 2.5 years and her psychological development is fine

Depends on the child, DD's cot sides were taken down as soon as she climbed out once as I did not want her to do it again and break a limb!(somewhere between year and eighteen months)

DS about 18 months as we were offered a brand new single bed so he went straight from cot to single bed.

ROFL at 'stagnating' development!

DS was in a cotbed until 3.3, then he learnt how to climb out. Never hurt himself mind you, he was tall enough to vault over it safely. But days later he was in a big bed.

DD was 2.5 when she decided to start climbing out and had to go into a toddler bed.

Obviously neither of my children can read, count or in fact do anything as they were in cotbeds for so long .

Crap, zombie thread resurrected to warn us against the evils of cots.